The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-19
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL


The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the
verdict of the Knox Circuit Court in reference
that county. Holm geworth will have to serve
his two years term in the penitentiary.
The Democratic city COMMITTEES met last night
and organized by electing VIM W. Spencer
chairman and Arthur ~ Brown secretary The
work of the campaign was talked over and some
steps taken toward beginning active work next
month.
Receiver Henderson, OF the l.. B. & w Rail-
way, fled with the United States clerk yester-
day, his report for May. During that month
the receipts of the trust were 1927, 9s5 90, and
disbursements $322. o24 TO- leaving cash bal
snce of s., 80
Philip Fahrpach, who keeps saloon on West
Washington street, was overcome by the heat,
yesterday at noon. while going to his home, No.
2S6 North Mississippi street, and for time his
recovery was considered doubtful, but late last
evening he was out of danger
At the burial Of Chesey Reynolds yesterday.
who was nearly eighty years old at the time of
his death, II was stated that his the first
death for htty-hve years in family consisting
Of eight children, thirty-three grand children
and twelve great grandchildren.
Hamiltonian Tranby, the welI-known stallion
formerly owned by Enoch Warman. of this city,
and valued at .SlO. goo, was kicked by horse.
and his leg was broken so that it was necessary
to shoot him on Thursday, at Lewisville, Ind,
where he was owned by j. l.. Caldwell
Diphtheria IS the only contagious disease that
Is giving the city health board any concern now
From ono to two cases are reported every day,
and nearly half of them are proving fatal
There were but four cases of measles reported
during the week. The death list footed up
lwenty-eight for the week, and the births thirty
Dix.
Ciustave Dore's Bible tableaux. painted by D.
b. Hughes. will be exhibited at Tomlinson Hall
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday even
lngs. The tableaux omprise nearly 5000 square
feet Of canvas. including many of the most
famous pictures illustrating the Bible. The ex-
hibt will be introduced by address from Rev.
J. s. Jenckes.
All the Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools in
the State are expected, to-day, to appoint dole
gates to the State Sunday school convention. to
be held ut Columbus on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week All schools in this
city aud county which have not yet paid in the
annual assessment Of one cent per member
requested to hand the amount to the treasurer,
Mr. O. d. meigs, jr. at the Bowen Merrill book
store. by Tuesday at noon at the latest.
Mrs w. H. Riley, the old school actress
whose husband for years managed the Metro
.politan Theater, has returned to the city with
her company of twenty people, most of whom
were selected by her for o professional career
from local talent, and will give a series Of per-
formances at the Grand Opera house the week
Carrie Gage, Alice and Jessie Bailey, Earl At
kinson, Lew Warner and Al H. Bailey
JUDGE RoBINsoN's OBJECTION.
Judge John @. Robinson has, in a letter to the
Committee Of One Hundred. objected to the
further use OF his name in connection with the
prosecution OF the election conspiracy cases.
Mr.. Henderson, believing that his becoming
surety for old acquaintance at the latters re-
Quest has been purposely used to eivo the de-
Tense apparent strength. has decided to with
draw from Mr.. Beck's bond. ~
INCORPORATION OF NEW COMPANIES
The Sanford Fork and Tool Company of
Terre Haute yesterday fled with the Secretary
of State articles of incorporation. The capital
stock is 800, 900. with Robert Nixon, Eliziver o.
Richard and Andrew H. Day directors. A
certificate of the consolidation of the Paducah
e. Mount Vernon and the Mount Vernon &5 Wa
bash railway companies was also filed. The
new company is to be known as the Paducah 81
Mount Vernon.
coMPI AIMING THE HEALTH BOARD.
Several delegations of residents of the south
western part of the city have complained to the
Board of Health that the city scavengers
dumping filth inside the city limits and thereby
making life ip that quarter of the city almost
unbearable. THE scavengers wore served with
attention to it. and yesterday warrants were
sworn out by Sanitary Officer Crane for the
rest of two Of them.
DRAGGED BY A sTREET-cAR-
Mrs. Mary White. aged lady, residing north
Of the city, the Michigan road, came
meeting with a serious accident yesterday while
patrouizing the street-car company. At the
ner of Washington and Meridian streets she at
tempted to got off the While she
the step the driver started the mules. Her dress
caught on the step and she was dragged in
the mud for twenty feet. She would probably
have been seriously hurt had not passing po-
ticomAn stopped the mules. Inc urlVer ulQ not
hear her cries for be lip.
MR.. BERNARD scHwEITzER's STRANGE ILLNESS.
Mr.. Bernard Schweitzer. the restaursnt-keeper
at No. 20 West Washington street, became
suddenly sick yesterday morning and there is
hope OF his recovery. For several weeks he
has been troubled with insomnia, and for the
last two days has been unable to attend to bust
ness. He was at his place of business a short
time yesterday morning. and left, saying he
some sleep, if possible He got
some rest during the forenoon, but
at 1 o'clock, when his wife went to mis- room, he
was in an unconscious condition. Drs. Lock
ridge Wagner and others called in. but
were unable to afford him any relief. He did
rA regain consciousness during the afternoon
"a .vening, and seemed to De gradually sinking.
Several physicians were with him during the
night, and at midnight they said he could not
live until morning. The physicians unable
TO satisfactorily diagnose the case AT first
they supposed it to be prostration from the
heat but later symptoms indicated that
IL is hemorrhage OF the brain or
apoplexy. For several months he has been sub
ject to attacks of nervous headache that pros
trated him. On Thursday he received notice of
the foreclosure of the mortgage on the
restaurant he purchased year ago,
and Since then he has been very respondent
Mr. Schweitzer is well known throughout the
State n a contractor and politician. His homo
was at Spencer for several years, and be repre-
rented Owen county in the Legislature in 1881
THE COMING SHOOTING TOURNAMENT
The first annual tournament of the Indianapo-
is Sportsmens Association will be held at Beck's
Shooting Park on June %, 90 and 80 and July l.
The programme for the four days is follows:
Tuesday-Match No. l, purse $780, six single
black BIRDS match No 2 purse $4OO ten single
live pigeons plunge traps twenty five yards rise
use of one barrel; match No. 3 purse Sl50..
ten single Peoria black birds; match No. 4, purse
$500, 1--WE single live pigeons, English rules, ex-
except as to gun-10 bore, 80 yards: IL bore nm
der eight pounds. % yards Wednesday,
Match No. s. purse 800. six single and
four pairs Of Peoria black birds; match
No. 6, purse $3.50. twenty live pigeons, ten
from plunge and ten from ground traps,
twenty-five yards rise, of one barrel;
match No T. purse $50. ten single Peoria black
birds: match No. g. purse $500, ten single live
nioaona nlnn1e trans. twenty five Yards